The No. 12 North Platte Community College men’s basketball team (10-0, 2-0 South Sub-Region) went on the road Tuesday night where they defeated the Hastings College JV by a final score of 82-79.

The Knights got off to a slow start that saw the Broncos’ take an early 6-11 lead. The rest of the half would see the Knights never quiet be able to get over the hump to take a lead before trailing at halftime 32-35. In the second half sophomores Tim Simmons and Ethan Montalvo would take over the game as they would score 13 and 12 points. Marco Pascolo made a 3-point basket with under a minute left to put the Knights up six before a 3-pointer by the Broncos would make the final margin three.

Simmons led the Knights with 21 points while Montalvo chipped in 17. Freshman Marco Pascolo and Cameron Williams would also finish in double-figures with 15 and 14 points. The Broncos were led by Nate Maloley who lead all scorers with 25 points and Brandon Krause who finished with 21.

“We found a way to win tonight,” said assistant coach Nathan Wieseler. “We have several areas we need to improve before we play againSaturday but we had some guys step up and make some plays when we needed them.”

The Knights return home Saturday Dec.7 as they host Region IX opponent Lamar Community College Runnin’ Lopes (3-10, 0-1 South Sub-Region) at 7:30 p.m. following the Lady Knights game with Lady Runnin’ Lopes. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN Radio 1410 and online. The Knights finish out the fall semester on Dec. 11 as they host Region IX opponent No. 13 Northeastern Junior College (12-0, 1-0 South Sub-Region) at 7:30 p.m. in McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.